What do you need for drawing by numbers?

So, there is a set in front of you, itching to start working, but it’s not quite clear what to do and how.

Here are some tips:

Prepare a place. It is advised to prepare for this an even
and clean table at which you would be comfortable to sit. But personally it’s
difficult for me to sit over the table for several hours, especially when
drawing far corners, the picture is not small. You can get out of the situation
with the help of an easel, but you need to buy it, and you want to draw right
now. I just sat down at the table, put the bottom edge of the box on my lap
from the set (a universal thing), the upper edge rested on the table. The
result was an inclined plane that is perfectly sized for the picture.

Shine. This is very important. Lighting should be not just
good, but very good. If the overhead light is not enough for you, take care of
additional lighting.

Water. Remember from the drawing lessons: a glass of clean
water. In it, you will wash your brushes every time. It is very important to do
this with each change of paint, as well as after drawing. If you leave the
brush in the paint, after a couple of hours it can only be thrown away: dried
acrylic is not washed with anything.

Clean rag. After you wash the brush, you need to get wet it,
so as not to pour excess water on the drawing. This is not fatal, but if the
colors have not yet seized, they can float. Yes, and dilute the paint once
again not worth it. I used wet wipes for this. By the way, if necessary, they
can simply remove the paint from the brush, if it is not much.

That’s all you need to work with All
paint by number, except for free time and desire, of course.

Tips for beginners

Drawing pictures on canvas by numbers is a fascinating and
meditative exercise at the same time. It can give you a lot of pleasure and
brighten up more than one evening. But in order to avoid problems, it is worth
remembering a few simple tips:

Paints dry quickly. Really fast. They can be
diluted with ordinary water or a special liquid, but only until they have dried
completely. Therefore, after work, check that all the jars are tightly closed.

Paint can be diluted. To do this, add a little
water in a jar and stir the paint until it is completely homogeneous. This can
be done with a wooden stick, a match, a toothpick, or an old brush that has
already worked its way. It is necessary to add water literally in a drop,
otherwise you can overdo it and make the paint too liquid.

Thick paint is not very convenient to risk. It
falls badly, does not cover all the irregularities of the canvas, leaving white
dots, and unevenly paints the outline. To determine the optimal consistency of
paint, it is worth experimenting a little, adding water drop by drop.

If you painted over the fragment and got out of
the contour, do not worry, acrylic paints overlap well, and you can easily
paint over an extra smear.

It is best to draw in colors: first, all the
fragments marked with a single, then two, and so on. Thanks to this, you will
be able to dilute the paint once and paint it, less often you will need to wash
the brush. But this is not a strict rule, if you wish, you can first paint some
individual elements to see what they look like.

Even if you paint with the same color, from time
to time you need to wash the brush or at least remove the paint that has grown
on it with a wet wipe or cloth. Otherwise it will be difficult for you to draw
thin lines.

When you finish work, it is advisable to hide
all accessories, especially if you have pets at home.